2005 FORD EXPEDITION Electrical System Problems

2005 FORD EXPEDITION - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE 2008, A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WILL THE NOTIFICATION WARNS YOU THE CAR DIES IN MID-TRAFFIC CAUSING YOU TO COAST AND THEN THE ENGINE DIES. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED IN 2008 AND IN 2009 AND 2010 IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE - SOMEONE WILL END UP WITH A DEATH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF WHILE IN MOTION WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO DETERMINE WHEN IT WILL TURN OFF. IN THE 6 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, IT HAS TURNED OFF CLOSE TO A DOZEN TIMES, AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 MILES AN HOUR TO FULL FREEWAY SPEED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS THE CODE REPORTED THAT THE ERROR OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF - WHICH IS TECHNICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO TURN OFF WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. I WOULD HOPE THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED BEFORE INFORMATION LEAKS THAT PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD 2005 EXPEDITION THE CAR STOPS RESPONDING TO THE THROTTLE AND LOSSES ALL POWER. THE DASHBOARD WARNING SYSTEM DISPLAYS "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR CAN BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN. WE HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING IN ROSEVILLE, CA ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13TH 2010. MY FAMILY OF FOUR WAS IN THE CAR, AND LUCKILY, WE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. A "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY FORD 2005 EXPEDITION THE CAR STOPS RESPONDING TO THE THROTTLE AND LOSSES ALL POWER CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN TRAFFIC. THE DASHBOARD WARNING SYSTEM DISPLAYS "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR CAN BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN. WE HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY BOARD STATING CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR VEHICLE THEN IMMEDIATELY DIED AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS NO LONGER THERE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ON. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY I HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 5:00 TRAFFIC. ONCE RETURNING HOME I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. TO MY SURPRISE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE 100'S OF POST ON LINE IN MULTIPLE PLACES INQUIRING...

ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AST 60 MPH ALSO IGNITION FUSE WENT OUT SO CAR WAS DEAD LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH 4 GIRLS IN THE CAR. THE ENGINE LITERALLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION THE "CHECK THROTTLE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY QUIT RUNNING AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. WE CALLED OUR FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY THOUGHT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEN THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT COSTS US $626.37. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 2005 FORD EXPEDITIONS. WAS TOLD WHEN WE CALLED FORD HEADQUARTERS THAT WE NEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS PARTICULAR MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED WITHIN A 4 MONTH PERIOD. WHILE CRUISING AT LOW SPEED (5-15 MPH) IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. WITH THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF THERE ISN'T ANY POWER STEERING AND DRIVER MUST MANEUVER SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ERROR MESSAGE IS ABOUT THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 64,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED AND THE PART IS NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED VEHICLE AND WAS CHARGED $684.00 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS RECENTLY BEEN OCCURRING ON SEVERAL 2005 FORD EXPEDITION VEHICLES IN THE...

I WAS DRIVING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO POWER TO GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED, I PULLED OVER THREE LANES TO SIDE OF ROAD. I SAT THERE TRYING TO START VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY, FINALLY AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED. MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS NOW RUNNING TERRIBLE. I CAME HOME TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THE 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FOR FORD TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? IT OBVIOUSLY IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD TOMORROW TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE IN AND FIXING THIS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY OFFICE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY, AN ALERT APPEARED "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM." MY EXPEDITION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED MY VEHICLE - I COULD THEN ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO MY OFFICE. THIS IS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT, THANKFULLY I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN MY VEHICLE TODAY; MY GRANDSON IS SOMETIMES WITH ME. I AM ALSO THANKFUL THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE PARKING LOT. *TR

ON MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION I HAVE GOTTEN AN ALERT OF "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM". ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THIS ALERT HAS SOUNDED, THE VEHICLE HAS DIED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAVEL AND I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY TO RESTART. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN THIS ALERT HAS SOUNDED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DIE BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROADWAY AND YOUR CAR EITHER DIES OUT OR LOSSES POWER. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURANCE I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER. THEY COULD DO NOTHING. THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE OTHER THAN THIS. THERE IS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY SHUTS DOWN - LOSES ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES...DECEMBER 10, 2008, FEBRUARY 23, 2009, AND MARCH 2, 2009. THE CAR WILL START AGAIN IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS AT A POINT WHERE IT'S HARD TO PULL OVER. AFTER READING MESSAGE BOARDS, IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005 EXPEDITIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER AND LITTLE ABILITY TO TURN BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. IT HAS DONE THIS NOW THREE TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE COST FOR REPAIRS BUT DUE TO THE HIGH EXPENSE ($500) I AM NOT ABLE AT THIS TIME TO FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE MESSAGE CENTER TONE SOUNDED AND THE MESSAGE READ "CHECK THROTTLE CONTROL". THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME INOPERABLE. IT SEEMS AS IF A LOT OF 05 EXPEDITION OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST WAY TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE. I NEVER DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON HIGHWAYS NOW FOR FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE NOT HAVE ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE AND "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE COMPONENT" SHOWS ON DASH. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR COASTING INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVE-WAY ON A CURVEY ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART ENGINE AND IS FINE. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES NOW, ALL 3 AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45 MPH. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $75 TO TELL ME THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THE CODES THAT THEY CAME UP WITH. THEN I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. ON MY DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE CODES P-1867-2F, B-1317-2F, B1318-2F, B2477-60, B2486-20, B1318-20, U1900-20, P0121-FF, P2104-FF, P2112FF, B1318FF, WERE ALL FOUND. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND ROLLING, BUT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. (SCARY) *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION CAR FIRE LOST NINE MONTHS OF PAYMENTS CARS SEATS WALLET EASY UP CANOPIES ETC. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION IN MARCH 2007 WITH 21K MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 DIFFERENT INJECTORS IN 16 MONTHS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL START CUTTING BACK AND ACTING LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF WHEN IT STOPS AT A LIGHT . THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT CAME WHEN I DROVE IT 5 MILES FROM HOME AND IT JERKED CONTINUOUSLY THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE GAS VERY STRONGLY AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST. THE TRUCK STAYS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME BECAUSE IM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND ITS A GAS HOG!!!!!! THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INJECTORS ARE NOT CHEAP!!!! THE INSIDE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AT ANYTIME FOR NO REASON. I TAP THE BRAKES AND THEY COME ON, I ROLL THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN AND THEY COME ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DUE...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 50,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIO QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. AT THAT POINT THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH. AT THIS TIME SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH OUR BOYS AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED WITH FIRE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE EXPEDITION IS TOTALED FROM THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS BURNT UP AND MELTED. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION, EDDIE BAUER. MOST RECENTLY (2 WEEKS AGO), MY CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND PLANNED TO TAKE IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I WORK CLOSE TO HOME AND HAVE LIMITED DRIVING DISTANCE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE THROTTLE WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MY LOCAL DEALER DID FIX IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. HOWEVER...THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND WITHIN A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT WHEN I WAS COMING BACK HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN, MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WENT OUT TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM SHORT AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK. 2 CAM PHASERS HAD TO BE REPLACED BACK...

GEORGE NEWCOMB LANDERS MCLARTY 2609 SOUTH WALTON BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 I PURCHASED A 2005 EXPEDITION FROM YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO. ON 11-23-05 I BROUGHT IT OVER TO HAVE SOME DEFECTS REPAIRED. DEFECTS THAT WERE TO BE FIXED. TRANSMISSION. WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL IF YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS IF YOU ARE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GOING DOWN A HILL OF IN DRIVE GOING UP A HILL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT AT ODD TIMES AS YOU ARE DRIVING. REAR PASSENGER DOME LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN YOU TURN IN ON WITH THE SWITCH IN THE BACK. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES VERY FAST. TIRES ARE VERY BAD OUT OF BALANCE. DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH UNLESS IT IS SHUT HARD. I TOLD JESSE THAT THEY HAD TO BE DONE BY 5:00 PM. AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY NOTHING...